Tuesday, April 27

No. RV Wichita State 3, No. 11/9 Oklahoma State 2	Box Score
Central Arkansas 4, Memphis 3 (9)	Box Score

No. RV Wichita State 3, No. 11/9 Oklahoma State 2

Neleigh Herring delivered the go-ahead run on a sixth inning solo shot to right field, knocking off No. 11 Oklahoma State, 3-2, Tuesday night at Wilkins Stadium.

Wichita State (34-9-1) won the rubber match between the two teams after splitting two games in Stillwater last month. The Shockers also picked up their sixth ranked win of the season, two of them coming against the Cowgirls.

Bailey Lange (17-5) was lights out in the circle. She logged another complete game, allowing just five hits, the two biggest being back-to-back home runs in the top of the fifth. Lange walked none and struck out four.

Herring was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, breaking out of a slump since the series vs. Houston. Her solo home run – ninth of the season - in the sixth proved to be the game-winning run.

Sydney McKinney took National Player of the Year candidate and OSU's ace pitcher, Carrie Eberle, deep in the first at-bat of the game. Her sixth home run of the season put the Shockers on the board with an early 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth, Wichita State extended its lead on Kaylee Huecker's soft liner to second. Oklahoma State's second baseman bobbled the ball allowing Huecker to reach first and pinch-runner Lauren Johnson to score from second base. That run would prove to be huge.

In Oklahoma State's ensuing at bat, the Cowgirls immediately tied the game at 2-2 behind back-to-back home runs from Reagan Wright and Michaela Richbourg.

That set the stage for Herring to become the hero with her one-out solo home run over the right field wall.

Oklahoma State's final opportunity came in the top of the seventh when the leadoff hitter reached on a single through the left side just glancing off the glove of Ryleigh Buck. Lange would retire the next three Cowgirls in order to shut down any comeback attempt.

Central Arkansas 4, Memphis (9)

The Tigers came for a softball game but left with a baseball game as they fell to the Bears of Central Arkansas 4-3 in nine innings. In the top of the seventh inning, Delaney Smith made history as she passed Kyler Trosclair for most stolen bases in school history at 79.
 
Mariah Nichols got the start in the circle for the Tigers. This was her 11th  start and a team leading 22nd appearance in the circle for the Tigers. She threw five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four strikeouts. Chyanne Ellett entered the circle in relief in the sixth inning. Ellett finished out the game for the Tigers. She went four innings, giving up two runs on two hits and five strikeouts.
 
Jordan Johnson started in the circle for the Bears. She threw seven innings, giving up three runs on nine hits. Kayla Beaver came in to pitch the extra innings. She went two innings, giving up only one hit.
 
Memphis got the bats going quick, as Alyssa Dean hit a solo home run in the top of the first. Next inning, Gracie Morton hit a single into left to score Mia Greenzweig and give the Tigers a 2-0 lead.
 
In the top of the fourth after Bates hit a double down the left field line, Delaney Smith hit a single up the middle to score Bates.
 
Central Arkansas got on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning. With two runners on, Cylla Hill singled to left center scoring Kaylyn Shepherd, cutting the Tigers lead to 3-1. The Bears got another run back in the bottom of the fifth off a Shepherd single through the right side, making it a 3-2 ballgame.
 
The Bears tied the game in the bottom of the seventh innings, as Jenna Wilderman scored on a pass ball to send the game into extras tied 3-3.
 
Reagan Sperling started off the bottom of the ninth with a double to left. Then Wilderman bunted her over to third. Mary Kate Brown then hit a sac fly to center to score Sperling and give the Bears the 4-3 win.
 
The Tigers finished the game 10 total hits.
 
The Tigers fall to 7-34 and the Bears improve 28-17.